Drank on tap (14 oz nitro) at the brewpub on November 2, 2012. Misty honey blonde, big head (nitrogen). Citrus aroma with honey, some notes of herbs. The taste is pretty much the same thing, very dry, bitter herbs. It is passable for an IPA, I should have tried it on cask!

On tap at the brewery. Pours a gorgeous hazed gold that slowly settles out in a slow cascading golden shower. Heh. Big juicy citrus on the nose, creamy malt and citrus. Melon, soft malt, a bit of sticky honey citrus. Slow musk, and gentle citrus into the finish. Very tasty.

Not too sure about the number of ounces I got in this glass, like half-2/3 a glass on tap at brewpub. Aroma: pineapples, tangerines, mangos. App: of course this is carbonated with co2 so the look is awesome. Huge white head with awesome lacing and never ending carbonation. Taste and palate: medium creamy body, really smooth, light to medium sweetness, fruity bitter finish. Overall: pretty good but from what I?ve read on some Facebook groups was expecting something much better. To be, the nitro completely changes the style of this beer. Nonetheless, this is really easy to drink. Just wish I had a full glass.

On nitro at the brewery. Served in a snifter. Hazy pale golden body. Creamy nitrogenated head. Smells strongly of citra hops and pale malt. Taste is citra hops, sweet pale malt, light grapefruit behind it all. Creamy, of course. Kinda works on nitro, which I seldom say. I’d like to try it on a regular tap, but I’m enjoying this all the same.

Palate: Full bodied. Soft carbonation. Really smooth and creamy mouthfeel because of the nitro. A bit oily too. Despite being that creamy, it’s still super dry in the finish. Resinous, citrus and dankiness in the aftertaste. Unfair because of nitro serving? I don’t care this is amazing.

Overall: This is my highest rated DIPA so far. Is it the best I had per se? Not 100% sure about that because Hill Farmstead makes some badass ones too, but this is definitely the one I enjoyed the most. Thoroughly. I only drank a 13 oz pour (ok ok, I admit I also took a few sips in the glass of the lady) because I was driving a few hours later and this is still an 8% abv beer but otherwise I would have drank many (!) glasses of this... all day long. Drinkability is astonishing for a DIPA. Really quenching and so smooth. Packed with a ton of flavors while still being extremely well balanced. Perfect mouthfeel for that beer. Phenomenal!

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